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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
suNFLowER CHORUS.
Something Entirely New In the way Oh ~
Evenings Entertainment.


Something Entirely New In the Way OF IA
Evenings Entertainment.
There was church festival IN mem
sonyale, and this is the way IN which
Miss Belle Abbott introduced a ne"
feature into the well-worn list OF such
entertainments.
A placard was prominently displayed
at the festival reading:
'..''' '''''-''
SOMETHING NEW. DON'T FAIL TO SEE IT.
:..... ...'''.. - ''''''''.'',,','''.iL
All were kept in mystery until the
appointed time, when the manager
stepping before the curtain, spoke OF
the statue of Memnon in Egypt, which
was accustomed to greet the rising sun
with song.
More obliging than Memnon. he
said, certain stately American sun
flowers have been found ready and
willing to sing whenever called upon
Ladies and gentlemen" he added II
hage been fortunate enough to secure
for our festival cluster OF these re-
markabe additions to our native lora'
and have the honor of presenting to
you our Sunflower Chorus.
The slowly drawn curtain revealed
upon a dark background thirteen large,
yellow sunnowers, with leaves and
stalks complete, and in the center OF
each human face. Music came from
the piano near the stage. and to its ac.
compartment the cluster of human
sunilowers sang numerous selections
from familiar operas, popular songs
and melodies and college glees.
The Sunfower Chorus was voted a
grand success, and those not in the Sc
cret begged Miss Abbott to tell them
how it was done. And this was her
explanation: One foot behind the stage
curtain, hangs another curtain OF dark
brown cambria, ten feet square; attach
this by rings to a wire stretched nine
feet from the floor; tie cords to the
first and last rings, and, drawing the
curtain tightly, fastened these string
to the wall on each side. The top being
now secured, let the curtain hang
naturally; wrap the surplus cloth about
strip of wood twelve feet long, two
inches wide, and one inch thick; faster
this to the floor by two large screws
and the flower screen will be tightly
stretched.
Group the singers in n picturesque
cluster behind the screen, with theil
faces pressed against the cloth, and al
distances from the floor varying from
ore TO eight feet; mark the position o
each face, and cut, in the screen Il holt
into which the face will closely fit
Going now to the front of the screen
arrange the flowers and leaves, which
should be fully prepared beforehand
The rays of the slinnowers may be Gu
from yellow paper. and the leaves ant
stalks from green paper Paste thu
rays around the openings. then ar
range the stalks and leaves in prope
position.
When the paste is dry, remove tn
strip of wood from the bottom of tn
screen, unfasten one of the cords a
the top and slide it back until needed
fer use, when it may be easily put int
position.
In summer the natural stalks an
leaves of the suntlower may be USE
| i stead of those made from paper. st
| NicholdS.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
REDUCED NOBLEMeN.
The Pitiable Conditions Under Which Iva
Once Wealthy Men Died.

A remark able case of desttutioO !.
reported from Lyons. For some dsr,
past tine-looking, white bearded Oh
man in rags has stood at one Of the en-
frances of the Guiilotiere Bridge and
extended his hands for aims. On hi,
breast he wears a board on which are
inscribed the words: 'Petroyiski al.
most a centenarian, Count OF Blanck.
enberg, born in Warsaw in January.
1899, now reduced to craving public
charity" This really 'unhapy noble
man" had actually fought and bled for
Polish independence, and the loss or
confiscation of his fortune sent him
down the easy slope to misery. After
having battled for long time against
adversely, age and infirmity overlook
him, and he had no resource left but to
beg. Another reduced nobleman wa
buried here in Paris few days ago,bu
he had worked hard for living to
the very last. He was the Vicomte
Richard de Verney, commonly called
in the poor neighborhood where be
lived "Pere Ludovic." He had not
suffered like the scions Of many noble
families in France from the effects Of
revolutions, but had lost large fortune
by imprudent speculations Un-
daunted by adversely, he set bravely to
work, and did any thing to turn an
honest penny. He was messengerln
the Office of the Journal 0Biciet which
paper he carried about to subscribers
In the afternoon he sold other journals
on the boulevards, and from eight
o'clock in the evening until midnight
he performed the duties of dresser IN
theater. He was fifty-three years
old, and has left wife and three
children, who, it is needless to say, are
utterly destitute. Paris Cor
why TWO pieces OF WOOD saWn itoh
the same section of tree should posses,
very varied characteristics when useu
in different positions, scientific writer
remarks, has often puzzled observers
For example, a gate-post is found "
decay much faster if the butt end Oh las
tree be uppermost than would DC 'nf
case if the top he placed in this pos.
ton, the reason being that the moisture
of the atmosphere will permeate t ,l
pores of the wood much more raP,u9
/ the way the tree grew than it would u
the opposite direction. Microscope; !;
examination proves that the pores N n
vite the ascent of the moisture, WI"
they ranel its descent. = Public Og!..1.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
FASHIONS FOR AUTUE N.
Something About the New Styles in Jack
cts and Millinery.

Something About the New Styles in jack
cts and Millinery.
A warm Jacket is one of the first adj
ditions to the wardrobe when prepar-
ing for the cool autumn and winter
days. Braided cloth coats are i'm
ported for autumn in dark shades that
may be worn with various dresses,
such as navy blue, gray-blue, brown,
green and dark steel gray. The
materials used for these tailor-made
garments are fine corkscrews, diago-
nails and Motions, and the braiding
is done in the same color in very
elaborate designs, or in mixed braid,
with some tinsel added to the prevail
ing color, or else some gold braid or
cord is used carefully to tighten up
the vest or reyers. There is a ten,
dency to lengthen coats slightly, espe-
cially in the back, and many are of
even length around the sides and back.
Single coats will be more seen
in fine, smooth cloths, the double
breasted fronts being reserved for
garments of rough, Scotch tweeds.
Vests remain in favor, some being
very slender, and others genuine
waistcoats set in the underarm seams
OF the coat. The backs are fitted by
one or two forms on each side, the
middle forms lap in the middle seam,
and the waist line is defined by two
buttons. Collars are very high, with
buckram interlining. Sleeve are close
coat shape, with buttons and button
holes on the wrists. Pockets NAV be
set outside along the hips in square
shapes or braided, or be intermediates
with only q slit in the cloth for the
opening. Small fancy buttons are
used on vests. while plain lasting or
bone buttons are used on the coats.
Openings Of millinery at the whole
sale houses show the various materials
already noted made up into bonnets
and round hats for the early autumn
and for winter. Soft felt bonnets of
the pliable felt made up in folds and
plalts on frame precisely as cloth
would be used are shown for general
wear There are also stiff felt bonnets
with rows of pinking all over them, or
else merely pinked edges for those who
prefer them. The square of felt which
forms the soft folded crown sometimes
furnishes the twist or corrugated folds
that edge the front of the brim. also
some pointed ends that are tied in n
DOW on top, or else made to stand
erect The embroidered felts showing
small flowers done in the shade of the
1elt, or else with beaded wheat or leaf
pattern in borders, are considered most
dressy A twist in front and pointed
pinked ends of rich repped faiIle ore
sulheieht trimming for full-crowned
felt bonnets, though tuft of quills or
OF curved cocks plumes may be added
The newest bonnets have LONGER
crowns, not indented at the ends and
many have long pointed poke fronts
nlleo' with slight face trimmino
The coronet fronts of beads, of feath-
ers and OF velvet are also largely i'm.
ported. Trimmed bonncts of velvet
from many of the best French milinerv
houses retain the same close shapes So
long IN vogue here, adding A trifle
more breadth, and making the trim.
ming slightly lower -HarDey's Bozor
Q
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23

What a lovely COW, Uncle Jamesr'
exclaimed a Boston Girl the mornino
after her arrival, land how comically
she shakes her head" YES. but dom,
you get too near that cow" continued
ner uncle hes an ugly critter. Field
and Form.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23

1.-The Mi'ledgeyille (Ga) Union ac-
cepts the following challenge of tn,
Boston Courier: ''lf you can show III
any thing prettier at this season than q
girl of nineteen. with golden hair, rosy
cheeks. ruby lips, and dressed in whit,
tulle, with blue ribbon around hel
neck. let us see it," Yes, we can.
Her sister, sixteen months older, witt
raven hair, tumbled unkempt adowl
her dusky shoulders, her two eyes shin.
ing Ike ripe ehinquapins, coral neck
lace around her dusky throat, and q
bunch of holly leaves and red berries
stuck in her saffron corsage over he,
dutteriDg heart There, now, sir.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23

Never cast dirt into that fountain
of which thou hast some time drank
Hebretc Prouerb.
"A doctor sent his bill to a widow
for "doctoring your husband until he
died. "-Hayper'S Magazine.
We complain that our life is short
and yet we throw away much of it, and
are weary of many of its parts. -Jeren,y
Taylor.
You shall be none the worse to-
morrow for having been happy to-day,
If the day brings no action to shame it
-7hdckeray.
There is oneadmirable feature about
wire fence. The patent-medicine man
can't paint legend on it in regard to
his liver-cure. -Puck.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
HUMAN SACRIFICE.


Horrible Customs Prevailing in the Up
per Congo Region.
The revolving custom of human sac
rice is carried on to horrible extent
on the upper Congo river, principally
by the Ba-yanzi tribes, All slaves,
both men and women, are liable to this
barbarity. These people are under the
impression that Il man dying in this
world is simply transferred to another,
there to carry on exactly the same ex-
istence, requiring the same food and
attendance. Upon the death of chief
his relatives or friends kill about half
his slaves, men and women, to 90 with
him, they say, to attend to his wants
and to serve for his protection, it being
very mira dig for a chief to make his
entry into the next world without IL
certain following. The women are
strangled; II rope is put around the
neck OF the victim, man climbs tree
and ties the rope to branch, the wo-
man being held up, so that when they
let her 90 she is swung in mid-air in
her dying struggles. These cause
great merriment among the spectators,
not thinking that at least great
many of them will share the same
fate sooner on later The men are be-
headed The victim is seated on a loo
of wood; two stakes are then driven
into the ground, one on each side Of
him, and as high us his shoulder:
bands are then put around his body.
inclosing it in these stakes then two
stakes are driven by his knees and two
by his ankles, one ut each side, and he
is securely bound to them with rope.
a ring of cane is then put around the
neck. with several leaders of string,
which are drawn up and tied in a knot
above his head; pliable pole about
eighteen feet long is then driven into
the ground, nine feet from the man 5
seat, 1t is bent down Just above the
mans head; small piece of rope is
fastened to the top of the pole and the
other end of the rope is made fast to
the knot above the mans head. This
being now at very strong tension, the
whole body is quite immovable. and
the neck is stretched to its full extent.
The Secutioner then makes his appear
ance. He makes chalk mark on the
poor fellows neck; then. with one
blow, sewers the head from the trunk.
The spectators at this seem to lose
control of themselves. They tear
down the head from the pole and there
is n CHASTITY scrimmage for it, often
resulting in free fight, Illustrated
! london NctGS.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
BOIL

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Coveted
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Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10
Covering Seeds Too neen.s.

The soil is not only moist IN spring,
but ct too low g. temperature to
warrant deep covering, even OF grain,
With smaller seeds this fact is gener-
ally understood. but few appreciat te
how little covering is required Tor oats
or barley sown on newly turned soil.
1t the plow throws the land into
ridges, which are left to dry out before
seeding, it is much less dry than it
seems. Leave the soil after leveling
it's ridges and half an inch below its
surface il in proper tilth there will
be sufficient moisture to germinate
seeds. Ii we could cover pring sgrain
uniformly half an inch deep it would
IN most cases be better than a. deeper
covering. It is the general fault of
grain drills that they cover the seed
too deeply, and for that reason some
farmers prefer to level the surface and
SOW broadcast for spring grain rather
than to use a drill. But if after plow-
ing the ground is rolled it will COM
pact the surface and thus prevent the
wheels OF the drill sinking down and
carrying the seed down too deeply in
the drill tubes. On dry soil in good
tilth without rolling the points Of the
tubes are often four or five inches be.
low the surface. Some of the seed so
deeply covered perishes, while that
which grows becomes feeble and ex-
hausted by it's long struggle towards
air and light.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10
Bettered Her Fortune.

A story is told in the Washington
correspondence of the Baltimore Sun
OF young lady, the daughter OF
dead army officer, VINO, to assist in
supporting her mother and sister, ap-
piled for an appointment in the trea-
sury department. The writer says:
John Sherman was then secretary.
The courageous littlegirl called upon
the secretary, and stated her case.
She said she was will ng to do almost
anything that would enable her to
provide for her mother. The secreta-
ry said he had nothing for her to do,
but assured her that he would cheer
fully assist her whenever an oppor-
tunity presented itself. The little girl
insisted that there was plenty ofwork
around the department which ought
to be done, and she expressed herself
willing to turn her hand to any grade
of employment. She became so per-
sistent that the secretary was at a
loss for q pretext to get rid of her.
She surveyed him from head to foot,
and observing that his boots were not
well shlned, remarked with much ear
nestness: "Mr. Sherman, think
there is something can do for you, il
you will permit me, and that is to
give your boots O. first class shine.
My case is more desperate than you
imagine, and I will accept q position
as departmental bootblack." The
secretary was 80 astonished that it
was several seconds before he recovered
sufficiently to direct his clerk to have
the young lady appointed to q 5000
clerkship. She has since married and
IS doing well.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10

after breakfast and baked before din
ner is made Of one pint and q halt OF
sour milk, two scant teaspoonfuls OF
soda dissolved in q little hot water,
half a cupful of New Orleans molasses,
a teaspoonful of fsalt and as much
slfted graham -four as can be stirred
in with a spoon. Grease large bread
tin very evenly, as the molasses in
the bread renders it liable to stick,
put into the oven hot and bake for
two hours. Have the oven hot when
the bread ls put in, and towards the
last half Of the last hour let it cool
gradually. Or this bread may be
steamed for one hour and three-quar.
ters, and be dried of in the oven
twenty minutes. When it is taken
from the oven wrap a towel around
tho loaf, the tin and all, and in ten
minutes remove from the tin, and
keep the loaf wrapped in the clo+t.
until it is sent to table.-Pbilade:phia
Record.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10
Training Trees and Vines.

The art of guiding vine or tree into
shape and yield that we desire it to
have, and doing this without any vio-
lent check OF interruption OF it's de-
velopement, is one OF the most de-
lightfully interesting Of all the varie-
ties ofgarden work. 1t is simple, too.
The first and chief thing to be learned
is to check or bend in time, as an En-
glish gardener we'll expresses it, "when
pinching out a point not larger than
a pinhead will produce the desired ef-
feet without robting the plants OF an
ounce OF vital force.' 1t is q merely
turning into the desired direction the
first threadlike flow OF what will soon
be u torrent not to be stemmed with
out violence and loss. Wonders of
change can be made in the habit and
figure of a plant, g. vine, tree, Or a
tlowerbed, in this quiet, easy, simple
way.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10
Cultivate Well What you Have.

New York Times: Instead of plan
ing how you can buy that adjoining
farm, and how you can make the wife,
girls and boys scrimp and save to pay
for it, depriving them, not only OF the
comforts, but of many OF the actual
necessities OF life, that you may die
the owner of few more acres, it is
much better to study how you may
arrange the barns, or build new one
if necessary, SO that you may feed a.
few steers, and q few sheep and lambs,
or feed and milk a few COWS,
anything, or everything to increase
the manur;al supply till you have
enough to bring every acre you have
to its highest state of productiveness.
It takes no more teams, time or
labor to cultivate rich acre than a
poor one, and there is great deal
more money-and satisfaction, too
in one acre highly manuted and heav-
lily cropped than in two half manured,
and growing ordinary crops. No
farmer should be satisfied with any
crop he ever has produced, no mat
ter how large; but should continually
strive for something to excel all pre-
vious yields. n" &
Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10
Too Many In the Home.

We have never obser- eli an instance
where children kept on living in the
parents home after maturity and for
years that both parties were not
dwarsed by it. II the mother is q
woman OF 70, CO and will she must Or
der her household after her ownideas.
If her children are like her, there will
be more or less inevitable clashings.
If they are weak and submissive by
nature, her influence will make
them more so, Ii she is docile and
yielding, they will be likely to override
her and reduce her to q nonentitv.
The way out is for the children to
set up homes for themselves, in which
they have the supreme right to be the
centre. Whether or not children after
they have reached the age Of 25 living
with their parents, should be treated
as if not yet in their teens, the fact is
they Will often be treated so. if their
parents are people Of definite ideas as
to the manner in which their house.
hold shall be conducted, and the chill
dren have definite ideas of what they
want in the premises. It is no unusll-
al thing for children not yet cut of
their teens to think the "old iolks nave
held the reins long enough and should
take a back seat and let young hands
assume thelead. The trouble generally
is that the old folks feel quite as com.
petent rs ever they did to manage,
and like William the conquerer, when
his son Robert insisted on having the
crown OF Normandy placed on his
head, "declined to disrobe until they
so to bed" The parental home be-
longs first to the parents and then
to the children under such limitations
as the parents prescribe. It is ior the
parents to lay down laws for the chill
dren, not the children for the parents.
And yet all reasonable parents will be
glad to concede to I ',e IDEAS, wishes,
opinions Of their children all they can
with due regard to their own indiyidu-
al interests, and no reasonable child
could or should ask more than this.
-NewYork Tribune.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10
A1.<... !.

the prAire, protected by fence. The
eastern third Of the state probably
contains four .6fths Of the tame grass
area. The question OF the growing Of
tame grasses in Kansas is receiving
much attention from farmers, it be-
coming OF vast Importance as people
increase the number OF their farm ami
mails. The question no doubt will
be satisfactorily solved within a few
years, and tho tame grass area will
increase to its just proportion.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10
Keep the Cellar Clean.

a1r. 7. B. Terry, after citing the ia ct
that coal gas can pass through brick
and be ignited On the other side, and
that the air from dark damp cellers
reaches living rooms very readily by
way OF the cracks in ordinary house.
floors, conveying germs of disease,
gives this good advice, in Mr.. Roots s
''Gleanings:"
because the cellar is out of sight,
do not lot it be neglected. Keep it as
clean as any room in the house. There
is no other sale way. First of all, make
1t dry. In selecting q place for e.
house, always choose a dry piece OF
land. II the house is alre ady built, do
not spare drain tiles and labor until
you have made the cellar as
dry as possible. Next, plaster it
overhead, without fail. Air will
not go through mortar nearly as
easily as through a brick Put build
ing paper under carpets instead OF
straw. Be sure to whitewash cellars
all over once in a year Or two. Have
a cement floor, and keep it clean. If
you have reason to suspect there is
anything wrong lit will do no harm
any way), fumisate it by burning rags
first dipped in melted brimstone
When it will do no harm, let in the
sunshine. Most OF all do not allow
any decaying vegetable or animal mat
ter to stay in it. Now, masculine
friends, do make your wives see to
this. but tend to it yourselves, as you
value the lives ofyour dear ones. One
may live over a damp filthy cellar for
years, and not pay the penalty; he
may bury every child within week.
Pure air, sunshine, and pure water
are the best preventives of disease.
Make the air OF home cellars and ally
as pure as possible